Manage Windows Live E-Mail Messages in Outlook

If you're an Outlook user who also maintains an Office Live Mail or Windows Live Hotmail account, you'll appreciate this: Windows Vista Magazine explains how to manage your Live account in Outlook. The tool that makes it possible is Microsoft's Office Outlook Connector, which lets you read and send mail, manage contacts, and even take advantage of Outlook's junk-mail filters. If you have a paid subscription to Windows Live, you'll also be able to manage and synchronize your calendar, tasks, and notes. The Connector is free; it works in both Windows XP and Vista, and supports Outlook 2003 and 2007.